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HIVAN Post-graduate Research Grants in Ethnographic Research: 2005
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The Centre for HIV/AIDS Networking (HIVAN) is offering a limited number of research grants to graduates in the Social and Behavioural Sciences in 2005. These positions have been made possible by a grant from the National Institutes for Health (NIH), USA.
A requirement for the award is participation in HIVAN?’s annual training course in Ethnographic Methods which will be held in August 2005. Further details on the main focus and conditions of the grant are provided below. Applications are encouraged from, but will not be limited to graduates within the departments participating in wider NIH grant, namely Gender Studies; School of Social Development Studies; School of Psychology, and the Departments of Anthropology (Howard College), Paediatrics and Psychiatry (Nelson R. Mandela Medical School).
The award covers the following:
- Post Graduate tuition fees at the University of KwaZulu-Natal for no longer than two years, at a sum of no more than R13 000 per year.
- Research Funds to assist in the conduct of the student research, up to a maximum value of R10 000 per annum. A research budget must accompany the application. Allowable line items are travel, stationery, subsistence, interviewer and transcription assistance. Stipends for applicants are not allowable
- Should the research funds requested be lower than the R10 000 allocated, a motivation may be submitted to HIVAN for the remainder of the allocation to be awarded to support the presentation by the student concerned of research findings at local conferences (conference travel and fees can be supported).
Application Process:
- Candidates are requested to submit a one-page motivation to The Graduate Bursary Selection Committee,HIVAN, indicating the applicability of the intended post-graduate course and / or dissertation to the focus of the NIH grant (see details below).
- Full academic record
- Full annual research budget: The final proposal for submission to the Higher Degrees Committee should also be submitted and the Committee kept appraised of its progress.
- Course details (faculty, department, duration, fees etc)
- A letter of motivation from the supervisor indicating support for the application
Conditions of the Award:
- Candidates must have completed their Honours/4 year degree studies within the past five years and have met the requirements for admission to a Masters/PhD programme in the Department/School in which they will be registered.
- Candidates should be full time students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Candidates must attend HIVAN?’s Ethnography Research Methods Training Programme in July/August 2005. This is a full-time, three-week, residential course which will run from 25 July to 12 August 2005.
- Successful candidates may be expected to participate in the activities of a larger HIVAN post-graduate research study group. These will include post-graduate research forums, at which students will present reports on progress towards their research, and performance will be assessed. A one-page progress report must be submitted every 6 months to HIVAN.
- HIVAN will actively participate in the mentorship of successful candidates, and will work closely with the academic research supervisor(s).
- HIVAN and NIH must be acknowledged in all publications and reports emanating from this study.
Application Dates:
Applications for the Research Grants must be in by the 18th March 2005 whilst the closing date for the Ethnography course is 18 May 2005. For 2005 the award process will be in April 2005 with funds being available for study beginning in the second semester of 2005.
NIH Project Information:Partnership for HIV Research in KwaZulu-Natal: The Clinical, Social, and Domestic Contexts of HIV/AIDS Treatment Regimens
Project duration: 2003 ?– 2008
Project principals: Professors Eleanor Preston-Whyte (KwaZulu-Natal) and Richard Parker (Columbia)
Research partners: Mailman School of Public Health, University of Columbia
Community partners: Emmaus Hospital, Ekhuphileni Clinic and McCord Hospital
Geographic area: McCord Hospital, uThukela District and Cato Manor area of Durban
Funder: National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA
Description: This study, which is made up of three sub-projects (see below), focuses on the contextual, social and cultural factors that are likely to impinge upon (but also possibly enable) the success of ARV treatment regimens. The purpose is to identify the various barriers and problems faced by HIV-positive people in presenting for and adhering to ARV treatment, the long-term familial and social implications of widespread uptake of ARV therapies, and ways in which family members, local civic organizations and communities at large can participate constructively in the process of managing ARV treatment regimens. The research is operating in conjunction with an ethnographic research training and mentorship programme.
Sub-project 1:Clinic Ethnography: Mothers, Children, Caregivers and Community
Project Leaders: Professor Anna Coutsoudis and Ms. Xoliswa Keke
Sub-project 2:Domestic Ethnography: Mothers, Children and Orphans
Project Leaders: Dr. Patricia Henderson and Dr. Robert Sember (Columbia)
Sub-project 3:Community Ethnography: From Vulnerability to Empowerment Project Leaders Dr. Ida Susser (Columbia) and Mr. Khumbulani Hlongwana
To submit an application or for further information, please contact: Hemlata Morar, Project Administrator: Social & Behavioural Science, HIVAN, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Davida Office No 1, McCord Hospital, McCord Road, P.O.Box 37587,Overport 4067, Durban, KwaZulu Natal. Tel: 031-2075178. Fax: 031-2098883. Email: [email protected]
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